South Africa, Page 72
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Thu, October 10th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Pick n Pay launches smart shopper mobile application
South African grocer Pick n Pay has launched a mobile application in line with its smart shopper programme, giving members access to their own queue-free kiosk via mobile phones. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
$10m needed to achieve SA connectivity goals – Infraco
Approximately ZAR100 million (US$10 million) will be needed to have the vast majority of South Africans connected to the internet by 2020, Peter Mafagana, senior manager of operations at Broadband Infraco, has revealed. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Western Cape on track to becoming an ICT innovation hub – Winde
Alan Winde, minister of finance, economic development and tourism in the Western Cape, is confident the region is on track towards becoming an innovation hub, after meeting a number of ICT entrepreneurs and businesses → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
TaxTim adds more functions and universities
South African online tax platform TaxTim has launched its next generation Student Assist programme, targeting those at the country’s top universities. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
ANC pleased with Twitter campaign despite negative comments
The African National Congress (ANC) has said it is pleased with the #ProudlyBroughtByANC campaign on Twitter despite some users poking fun at it. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 14:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom Mobile expanding advanced LTE for SA
Telkom Mobile is working on advancing LTE for South Africa through continuing rollout of networks with decreased transfer speed. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
SCA dismisses OUTA appeal in e-toll challenge
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed an appeal made by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) challenging the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng’s freeways. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C takes on Vodacom and MTN in competition case
South Africa’s third mobile network operator Cell C has lodged an official complaint against leading operators MTN and Vodacom for anti-competitive behaviour. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
5 African startups among VentureOut competition finalists
Startups from Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa have made it to the final of the VentureOut mobile app competition, backed by the World Bank, to compete for US$10,000 in seed funding. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom warns customers over fraud
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has warned customers of a rise in attempted fraud through phishing emails and calls, in criminal attempts to obtain money, personal information, and passwords from Telkom customers. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 10:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Technology answer to SA agricultural challenges – FFP
South African political party Freedom Front Plus (FFP) believes technology is the only solution for saving the country from agricultural inefficiency. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Public transport mobi site launches across SA
FindMyWay, a South African transport information portal, is rolling out to other major cities after a successful beta programme in Cape Town. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls will kill jobs and business in Orange Farm – Maimane
Mmusi Maimane, the Democratic Alliance (DA) premier candidate for Gauteng, has said the controversial e-tolling system will negatively impact on jobs and businesses in Orange Farm, South Africa’s largest informal settlement. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom predicts rise in earnings for six month period
Telkom is expecting headline earnings per share (HEPS) to increase by more than 20 per cent for the six month period ending September 2013 compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
City of Cape Town partners with IBM to optimise service delivery
The City of Cape Town has partnered with IBM for a project to assist with the optimisation of service delivery. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC pays off government guaranteed loan
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has repaid its ZAR1 billion (US$100.4 million) government guaranteed loan to Nedbank early, saving more than ZAR45 million (US$4.5 million) in interest. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 14:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
ANN7 employees kicked out of SA
Four foreign employees from the Gupta family’s ANN7 news channel have been ordered to leave South Africa because they were working without legal permits. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Vytas Paukštys on Eskimi partnership plans and Africa
Vytas Paukštys, chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskimi, Nigeria’s largest mobile social network, speaks to HumanIPO about the company’s partnerships with Nigerian network operators, its offers for customers and product performance in other African countries. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
DTT policy review continues despite SABC’s MultiChoice Deal
The policy on control for set-top boxes (STBs) required for digital terrestrial television (DTT) is still being reviewed by South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC). → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 10:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR cut too steep – Vodacom
The planned cuts in South African mobile termination rates are too steep and may have negative impacts on the telecommunications industry, according to Vodacom, the country’s biggest mobile operator. → Read more
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